The court will be regularly calendaring those hearings proceeding in accordance with the latest Executive Order #186
in Department 1 or Department 2 in Nevada City or Department A in Truckee,
and will do so only on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The court will remain open in the current limited capacity to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays, but matters will not be regularly set for
hearings on these days.

Posted April 10, 2020

The Nevada County Superior Court has released the following two Executive Orders affecting courtroom operations in response to the COVID-19 crisis

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all schools in California are closed
to reduce the transmission of the virus. The American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the Association of Family and
Conciliation Courts (AFCC) have published important guidelines for
parents at (https://www.thecenterforfamilylaw.com/afcc-aaml).

The goal of these recommendations is to encourage the parties to follow their parenting plan as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure a level of consistency and stability that
is in the children’s best interests.. | Read Court Memo >>

Posted April 6, 2020

The Judicial Council has made changes to the California Rules of Court with the effective date of today, April 6, 2020. The changes are shown in strikeouts and underlining in the
Emergency Order posted on our Rules of Court page.

All jury trials are suspended and continued for 60 days. Courts may conduct a trial at an earlier date upon finding of good cause shown or through use of remote technology when
appropriate.

Time periods to begin criminal and civil trials is extended for 60 days, though courts may conduct trials earlier upon finding of good cause or through remote technology when
appropriate... | Read entire order >>

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Superior Court of
California, County of Nevada has issued Executive Order #178. In
following with the recommendations of public health authorities, the court has limited certain court services to ensure social distancing
while maintaining access to justice. Everyone entering the courthouse should maintain 6 ft. distances from others. Anyone who
is feeling ill should call or email the clerks office in advance regarding the need for their appearance.

All hearings not listed
below, including Civil and Criminal jury trials, Small Claims trials, all traffic matters, and all collaborative court hearings,
have been vacated by the court until April 14th. The court will notify all parties of dates to appear in the future.

• All jurors
summoned for dates between March 28th and April 14th, 2020 should not appear and will be summoned on a future date.

• The Self-Help
Center / Family Law Facilitator’s Office will be closed but staff will be available to assist the public via email at
selfhelpcenter@nccourt.net: or by phone (530)362-4309, ext. 4.

• Defendants wishing to Self-Surrender in Nevada City may do so at the
Department 3 window on the 2nd floor. See Executive Order 178 for
days and times.

If you are currently scheduled for to appear and are
unsure if you are affected, contact the clerk’s office by phone at
(530) 362-4309 or by email at nccounter@nccourt.net (Nevada City
matters) or
trcounter@nccourt.net (Truckee
matters).

To ensure access to justice, the court will
remain open between March 19th through April 14th, 2020 for the
following matters:

In-custody criminal arraignments, bail review hearings,
mental competency hearings, and no time waiver sentencing hearings
will be heard by video unless a request is made to appear in-court.

For any matters not specifically addressed in this release please
see Executive Order 178 for additional details.

Posted March 17, 2020

In person service will be significantly reduced in light of the
guidelines issued by Nevada County Public Health, California
Department of Public Health, the Governor, the Center for Disease
Control, and the White House. Reductions of in person service are
intended to increase the ability of the court to comply with social
distancing guidelines that have been distributed, mainly maintaining
6ft of physical separation. The court is asking all members of the
public to utilize remote options to interact with the court unless
absolutely necessary. The court is recommending that all individuals
reduce foot traffic to the court unless necessary. If you have
questions about whether you should appear in person, please contact
the court via phone or email using the services below.

At the Nevada City Courthouse, one public counter will be made
available for necessary in person transactions (like making a cash
payment). To the extent possible, all filings should be made using a
drop box, non-cash payments should utilize online or phone payment
options as available, questions for clerk staff about court process
should be directed to phone or email options.

The court asks that all individuals within the court maintain 6ft
social distancing as much as possible when at any courthouse
facility.

Posted March 13, 2020

In furtherance of compliance with the California Department of Public Health and Center for Disease
Control guidelines and recommendations, the Superior Court of California, County of Nevada, is taking
precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of the community. These guidelines suggest that
people maintain a six foot separation from others when in confined spaces. Facility limitations at both
courthouse facilities make conforming to these guidelines infeasible in most instances.

Therefore, effective today, the Superior Court of California, County of Nevada has taken the following
steps to ensure public health and safety:

- Significantly increased cleaning protocols for all staff and
public areas;

- Increased availability of phone, email, and drop-box
options to facilitate regular court transactions while conforming
with social distancing protocols;

- All civil and criminal jury
trials with trial dates on or before April 14, 2020 are vacated
except those criminal trials in which time has not been waived;

- Reduction of non-essential hearings;

- Requested that law enforcement set appearance dates at least sixty days from now;

The Superior Court of California, County of Nevada, recognizes that
the current state of emergency is a rapidly evolving one. While
these efforts effective today are steps to ensure public health and
safety, changes may be made in the future as circumstances and
additional information becomes available -so
check back here periodically for
updates.

If you are currently experiencing symptoms and have a hearing or matter scheduled,please contact your attorney. If you are not represented, please contact the court at 530-362-4309 ...
- Option #7 for Nevada City Criminal/Traffic cases
- Option #8 for Nevada City Civil/Family Law/Small Claims cases.
- Option #6 for Truckee Criminal/Traffic cases
- Option #9 for Truckee Civil/Family Law/Small Claims cases.